December 8, 2009
Blood cord registries and banks
Hi there, here are some news about cord blood that may interest you.
ISTODAX included in the updated NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (News-Medical-Net)
Gloucester Pharmaceuticals announced today that ISTODAX? (romidepsin) has been included in the updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology? as a suggested systemic treatment option for patients with mycosis fungoides and S?zary syndrome?two of the most common types of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). (Read More)
Stem cells from umbilical cord used for cerebral palsy treatment (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE: For the first time in Singapore, stem cells from the umbilical cord have been used to treat cerebral palsy ? and with positive results. (Read More)
Cord blood research offers hope (The Minnesota Daily)
By: Jerimiah Oetting Recent findings at the University of Minnesota may give new hope to patients battling leukemia, but donating to the cause is easier said than done. In the November issue of Blood, Dr. John Wagner and Dr. Michael Verneris from the University?s Masonic Cancer Center presented findings indicating that patients treated with two units of umbilical cord blood were less likely to . (Read More)
Cord blood for cerebral-palsy patient (AsiaOne)
SINCE her birth, little Georgia Conn has had to grapple with the effects of cerebral palsy - suffering up to 50 seizures a day, in the last 21/2 years. (Read More)
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